The2002 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-American Teams:Associated Press (AP),Football Writers Association of America (FWAA),American Football Coaches Association (AFCA),Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF),The Sporting News (TSN),Pro Football Weekly (PFW),Sports Illustrated (CNNSI) andESPN.

TheCollege Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemedunanimous All-Americans. TheNCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Fourteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2002, 7 of them unanimously.Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

• Carson Palmer, Southern California(AP-1,FWAA,TSN, CNNSI, ESPN, WCFF-2)
• Ken Dorsey, Miami (Fla.)(AFCA,WCFF (tie), AP-3)
• Brad Banks, Iowa(WCFF (tie), AP-2)
• Byron Leftwich, Marshall(PFW)

• Larry Johnson, Penn State(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Willis McGahee, Miami (Fla.)(AP-1,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Chris Brown, Colorado(AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma(AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Avon Cobourne, West Virginia(AP-3)
• Steven Jackson, Oregon State(AP-3)

• Charles Rogers, Michigan State(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Reggie Williams, Washington(AP-1,FWAA, ESPN)
• Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State(WCFF,TSN, CNNSI, AP-2)
• Nate Burleson, Nevada(AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Brandon Lloyd, Illinois(PFW)
• J. R. Tolver, San Diego State(WCFF-2)
• Andre Johnson, Miami(AP-3)
• Shaun McDonald, Arizona State(AP-3)

• Dallas Clark, Iowa(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Bennie Joppru, Michigan(PFW, AP-3)
• Kellen Winslow II, Miami(AP-2, WCFF-2)

• Shawn Andrews, Arkansas(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,TSN, CNNSI, ESPN, WCFF-2)
• Jordan Gross, Utah(AP-1,FWAA,WCFF, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Brett Romberg, Miami (Fla.)(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF, CNNSI)
• Eric Steinbach, Iowa(AP-1,AFCA,WCFF,TSN, PFW, ESPN)
• Derrick Dockery, Texas(AP-1,FWAA,WCFF)
• Brett Williams, Florida State(AFCA,TSN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Derrick Roche, Washington State(AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Bruce Nelson, Iowa(FWAA, CNNSI, AP-3)
• Jeff Faine, Notre Dame(TSN, PFW, ESPN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Wayne Lucier, Colorado(TSN)
• Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia(WCFF, AP-2)
• Robert Gallery, Iowa(PFW)
• Torrin Tucker, Southern Mississippi(PFW)
• Vince Manuwai, Hawaii(CNNSI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Todd Wike, Maryland(ESPN)
• Steve Sciullo, Marshall(WCFF-2)
• Sherko Haji-Rasouli, Miami(AP-3)
• Montrae Holland, Florida State(AP-3)
• Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee(AP-3)
• Mike Saffer, UCLA(AP-3)

• Terrell Suggs, Arizona State(WCFF,AP-1,FWAA,AFCA,TSN, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN)
• David Pollack, Georgia(AP-1,FWAA,TSN, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN, WCFF-2)
• Calvin Pace, Wake Forest(AFCA, AP-3)
• Michael Haynes, Penn State(FWAA, CNNSI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Cory Redding, Texas(WCFF, AP-2)
• Jarret Johnson, Alabama(AP-3)

• Tommie Harris, Oklahoma(AP-1,AFCA,WCFF)
• Rien Long, Washington State(AP-1,FWAA,TSN, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Jimmy Kennedy, Penn State(WCFF,TSN, PFW, ESPN, AP-3)
• Jerome McDougle, Miami (Fla.)(AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Dewayne Robertson, Kentucky(PFW)
• Dan Klecko, Temple(AP-2)
• William Joseph, Miami(WCFF-2, AP-3)

• Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma(AP-1,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, CNNSI, ESPN)
• E.J. Henderson, Maryland(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Matt Wilhelm, Ohio State(AP-1,FWAA,TSN, CNNSI)
• Boss Bailey, Georgia(AFCA,WCFF, AP-2)
• Bradie James, LSU(TSN,AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Rod Davis, Southern Mississippi(PFW, AP-3)
• LaMarcus McDonald, TCU(PFW, AP-2)
• Courtney Watson, Notre Dame(ESPN, WCFF-2, AP-3)
• Gerald Hayes, Pittsburgh(WCFF-2, AP-3)

• Terence Newman, Kansas State(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Shane Walton, Notre Dame(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, PFW, CNNSI)
• Marlin Jackson, Michigan(PFW, AP-2)
• Marcus Trufant, Washington State,(ESPN, AP-2)
• Rod Babers, Texas(AP-3)
• Vontez Duff, Notre Dame(AP-3)
• Chris Gamble, Ohio State(AP-3)

• Mike Doss, Ohio State(AP-1,AFCA,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Troy Polamalu, Southern California(AP-1,FWAA,WCFF, ESPN)
• Brandon Everage, Oklahoma(AFCA, PFW, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Terrence Holt, North Carolina State(TSN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin(CNNSI, WCFF-2, AP-3)
• Derrick Strait, Oklahoma(WCFF-2)

• Mike Nugent, Ohio State(AFCA,WCFF,AP-1)
• Nate Kaeding, Iowa(TSN,FWAA, PFW, CNNSI, ESPN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Billy Bennett, Georgia(AP-3)

• Mark Mariscal, Colorado(AP-1,AFCA,WCFF,TSN, CNNSI, ESPN)
• Andy Groom, Ohio State(FWAA, AP-2)
• Eddie Johnson, Idaho State(PFW)
• Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky(WCFF-2, AP-3)

• Derek Abney, Kentucky(AP-1,FWAA,WCFF,TSN, CNNSI-KR, ESPN)
• DeJuan Groce, Nebraska(AFCA, CNNSI-PR, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Charles Pauley, San Jose State(AP-3)

• 2002 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 2002 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2002 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2002 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2002 All-SEC football team

• "Football Award Winners"(PDF). NCAA. p. 15. RetrievedDecember 22, 2023.
• Coaches'^{[permanent dead link]} - AFCA
• AP - Associated Press
• WritersArchived 2019-03-04 at theWayback Machine - FWAA
• TSN - The Sporting News
• Walter Camp - Walter Camp
• Pro Football Weekly, November 30, 2002.
• SI - Sports Illustrated
• ESPN - ESPN

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